diff --git a/start-onos.sh b/start-onos.sh
index f140c84..b3bccba 100755
--- a/start-onos.sh
+++ b/start-onos.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
   for p in ${pids}; do
     if [ x$p != "x" ]; then
       kill -KILL $p
-      echo "Killed existing prosess (pid: $p)"
+      echo "Killed existing process (pid: $p)"
     fi
   done
 }